April 2015 – HAWAII – A magnitude 4.5 earthquake shook Hawaii island early Sunday morning, but no tsunami was generated and there have been no immediate reports of significant injuries or harm. The earthquake struck at 3:23 a.m. about 7 miles west of Kalaloa and ten miles northwest of Kailua-Kona at a depth of 6.2 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

The earthquake was extensively felt on the Large Island and the USGS “Did You Feel It?” website reported three individuals reported feeling it on Oahu at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam and in Aiea. An additional earthquake, estimated at magnitude 3.3, struck at 12:16 a.m. It was centered 11 miles south of Kapaau and 36 miles north-northeast of Kailua-Kona at a depth of about 16 miles. Our editors found this article on this site using Google and regenerated it for our readers. –Bulletin Standard